Narrow Results By
Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20285
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Migration
- Occupations - Teachers
- Occupations - Grocers
- Organizations
- Organizations - Business Associations
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
- Names
- Toy, Christina
- Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
- Babey, Beverley
- Canada Way Food Market
- Fraser Merchants' Association
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4694 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.19
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Related Material
- See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0019_002.mp3Brownies at sports day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4829
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Jun 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of group of Brownies who attended Sports Day held in Stanley Park June 1949. Brownies are identified from L to R as: Judy Beatty, Jacqueline Howecroft, Lorna Steele, Diane Smith, Joan Bate, Mrs. Hebron, Betty Colelough, June Reimer, June Walker, Marilyn Cooper. Uniformed Brownies are sta…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of group of Brownies who attended Sports Day held in Stanley Park June 1949. Brownies are identified from L to R as: Judy Beatty, Jacqueline Howecroft, Lorna Steele, Diane Smith, Joan Bate, Mrs. Hebron, Betty Colelough, June Reimer, June Walker, Marilyn Cooper. Uniformed Brownies are standing together and holding hands with each other and their leader, Mrs. Hebron.
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- 5th Burnaby Brownie Pack
- Hebron, Kathleen Billingham
- Beatty, Judy
- Howecroft, Jacqueline
- Steele, Lorna
- Cooper, Marilyn
- Walker, June
- Reimer, June
- Colelough, Betty
- Bate, Joan
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.179
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Jun 1949
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 9, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten annotations below photograph read: "Brownies who attended Sports Day at Stanley Park / June 1949. Judy Beatty, Jacqueline Howecroft, Lorna Steele, / Diane Smith, Joan Bate, Mrs. Hebron, Betty Colelough, June Reimer, / June Waliker, Marilyn Cooper."
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "5th Brownie Pack" 1948-1965 Item BV015.35.156
Images
Sports Day - Brownies at Stanley Park in June 1948
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4820
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Jun 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people gathered together on the ground on a blanket at Guide and Brownie Sports Day at Stanley Park, Vancouver. People are identified as Grace Martin, Mrs. Martin, Pat Martin, Joan Bate, Mrs. Bate and Mrs. Tyson.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people gathered together on the ground on a blanket at Guide and Brownie Sports Day at Stanley Park, Vancouver. People are identified as Grace Martin, Mrs. Martin, Pat Martin, Joan Bate, Mrs. Bate and Mrs. Tyson.
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.172
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Jun 1948
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 8, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten annotations beneath photograph read: "Grace Martin, Mrs. Martin, Pat Martin, Joan Bate, Mrs. Bate, Mrs. Tyson at Guide and Brownie Sports Day"
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "5th Brownie Pack" 1948-1965 Item BV015.35.156
Images
Sports Day - Brownies at Stanley Park in June 1948
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4823
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Jun 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people gathered together on the ground on a blanket at Guide and Brownie Sports Day at Stanley Park, Vancouver. People are identified as Mr. Bate and Grace and Pat Martin, Joan Bate, Mrs. Bate and Mrs. Tyson.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people gathered together on the ground on a blanket at Guide and Brownie Sports Day at Stanley Park, Vancouver. People are identified as Mr. Bate and Grace and Pat Martin, Joan Bate, Mrs. Bate and Mrs. Tyson.
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.173
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Jun 1948
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 8, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten annotations beneath photograph read: "Mr. Bate and Grace and Pat Martin, Joan Bate, Mrs. Bate and Mrs. Tyson at Guide and Brownie Sports Day".
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "5th Brownie Pack" 1948-1965 Item BV015.35.156
Images
Winners of parade float
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4831
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of uniformed 5th Burnaby Brownies and their leaders gathered together with a trophy as first place winners for their float in the Community Day parade. Brownies and leaders are identified in the Back Row L to R: Dorothy Sloan, June Reimer, Betty Colelough, Patsy Coram, Barbara Bain, Marl…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Material Details
- Handwritten annotations beside photograph read: "Winning Brownies at the 1949 float - with cup." Notes beside photograph read: "Back Row / L-R / Dorothy Sloan / June Reimer / Betty Colelough / Pasty Coram / Barbara Bain / Marlene Grant / Diane Homewood / Jacqueline Howcroft / Second Row / L-R / Mrs. Hebron (Brown) / Eleanor Barons / Dianne Smith / Maureen O'shea / Beverly Wright / Sandra Williams / Mrs. Reimer (Tawny / Front Row / L - R / Judy Beatty / Marilyn Cooper / June Walker / Bonnie Burke / Joane Pate."
- Handwritten annotations below photograph read: "Winning Brownies at the 1949 float- with cup"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Capitol Studios / & Photo Services / 4164 Hastings St. / Vancouver, B.C."
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of uniformed 5th Burnaby Brownies and their leaders gathered together with a trophy as first place winners for their float in the Community Day parade. Brownies and leaders are identified in the Back Row L to R: Dorothy Sloan, June Reimer, Betty Colelough, Patsy Coram, Barbara Bain, Marlene Grant, Diane Homewood, Jacqueline Howcroft; Second Row L to R: Mrs. Hebron (Brown owl) , Eleanor Barons, Dianne Smith, Maureen O'Shea, Beverly Wright, Sandra Williams, Mrs. Reimer (Tawny owl); Front Row L to R: Judy Beatty, Marilyn Cooper, June Walker, Bonnie Burke and Joan Bate.
- Other Title Information
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- 5th Burnaby Brownie Pack
- Hebron, Kathleen Billingham
- Beatty, Judy
- Howecroft, Jacqueline
- Steele, Lorna
- Cooper, Marilyn
- Walker, June
- Reimer, June
- Colelough, Betty
- Bate, Joan
- Sloan, Dorothy
- Coram, Patsy
- Bain, Barbara
- Grant, Marlene
- Homewood, Diane
- Barons, Eleanor
- Smith, Dianne
- O'Shea, Maureen
- Wright, Beverly
- Williams, Sandra
- Burke, Bonnie
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.181
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1949
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Capitol Studios
- Notes
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "5th Brownie Pack" 1948-1965 Item BV015.35.156